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Q&A What kind of name should a fantasy author go by?

Just use your Initials and last name G.R.R. Martin J.R.R. Tolkien J.K Rowling seems to work well for them... If your last name doesn't have a nice ring to it, just make one up. Or if your las...

posted 4y ago by dolphin_of_france‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by user avatar dolphin_of_france‭ · 2019-12-08T12:44:14Z (over 4 years ago)
Just use your Initials and last name

G.R.R. Martin

J.R.R. Tolkien

J.K Rowling

seems to work well for them...

If your last name doesn't have a nice ring to it, just make one up. Or if your last name is too foreign for english language novels (by that I mean Easter, or Middle Eastern), get a pen name.

Akhmed Bin Al Shahi --\> you might consider calling yourself A B A Shane.

Yes the world is racist and sexist. And people do judge a book by its cover, and an author by the published name.

And believe me when I say, my real name is not the dolphin of france, that's just what the president calls me.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-08-21T14:47:16Z (over 4 years ago)
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